The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 24, 2171
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
1:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.83° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.85° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.